The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1887-08-17
TIE GROWING CROPS.
CONDITION AND GENERAL OUTLOOK
on TIE FIRST OF August.


on TIE FIRST OF August.
Excellent Prospects for Great h.eid o
Ccteon@feavy Reduction in the Sondi
tion of Corn--No improvement in Spring
Wheat--A Poor Fr"it Crop.
WASHINGTON, August i0.-Tlle August
report of the Department of AgncEtt1re
gives the following facts and figures as
to the condition of the growing CROPS
thror 1t the country:
COTTON.
The past month has been favorable,
except that the rainfall las been IN
equally distributed in point o: time,
drought threatening at ole n>riod and
damaging rains following. II the cast
ern belt the excess Of moisture precomi-
mates as factor of depreciation. The
weed is therefore large and sappy, and
the fruit fall appears in some fields
serious, ana some cases Of rust appear.
In Louisiana similar conditions :ave
prevailed, and only very partially in
Mississippi. Texas has been too dry,
though the drought has not as yet seen
disastrous OF severe. The prevalent
status of the crop is very good for the
lst OF August. While the reports re-
cognize this as critical time and lear
the effect of subsequent droughts OF the
green and succulent condition Of the
plant, YET, in comparison Of ten years,
the August condition is only exceeded
by that OF 1882 and 1885, the one pro
ducing large crop and the othtr an
under medium yield. The general ;.ver-
age condition is 93.3, which is lower, by
over three points, than that OF July.
The State averages are as follows: VIZ
ginia 81, North Carolina So, South Car
DINA 95, Georgia 81, Florida So, Ala
ban1a 90, Mississippi 96, Louisiana o,
Texas SS, Arkansas 81, Tennessee 93.
The first brood Of caterpIlars has ap-
peared in several States, out is not gen
orally mentioned IN tie returns. l. is
reported in Orangeburg and Berkeley,
s. c., in Calhoun, Taylcr, Dooly and
Laurens, Georgia; in Hale and Da!las,
Alabama; in Stark, Newton, Issaqusena
and Oktibbeha, Mississippi; in Red
River, Bossie1, Richland, Natchitc hes
and lberviile, Louisiana, aud ID St.ph-
ems Camp and Jackson, Texas. The 5oL
worm is much less frequently nentle nac:.
CEREALS.
The prospect month ago was t9r a
very heavy crop OF corn and she rae OF
yield about tue average. It's ccndiaon
in all the States Of the Atlantic coast is
now unimpaired and Of very high pom
ise. In Texas and Tennessee the cpGdi-
ton has declined materially. In the
central corn region, however, IN the val
leys of the Ohio aud the Missouri, Were
two-shirds OF the crop IS grown and the
commercial supply is procured, a very
heavy reduction has taken place, Glch
has made the national average SQ.I, IL
stead OF 97.7 last month. The cause is
the lcng-continu9d drought, which has
been severest in Kansas, Illinois, indl
ans, Ohio and Michigan. Nebraska has
been scorched on the southerly ho2der,
and Iowa and Missouri have escaped
with comparatively light loss, as Lave
the more Northern States. The seven
corn surplus States stand as follows:
Ohio 81, Indiana 81, illinois Is, Iowa
80, Missuri so, Kansas 80, Nebraska -.
The condition OF spring wheat, which
was reported very low last month, from
ravages of chinch bug, is not improved
in the August returns, but has fallen off
very slightly. The general average is
7S.S, two points less than the August re-
turns OF last year. Dakota has made a
Sigh. change and stands highest in con-
dition. The average for Wisconsin is 73,
Minnesota 20, Iowa -, Nebraska Il,
Dakota so. In the extreme east and
Pacific coast the condition OF spring
wheat is high. There is no report OF
winter wheat the present month, as it is
too early to obtain results.
In the oats crop there is no change.
a part of the breadth was harvested at
last reports. The condition averages
$50, which indicates crop slightly IN
der the average.
The barley crop promises to yield
rather better than was feared last month.
The eastern product averages higher
condition, but is reduced slightly slnce
last reports. The average is s6.2, indi-
eating nearly an average yield.
BuckTheat appears to be practically
the same as last year and averages about
90.3 IN condition.
TOBACCO.
The tobacco crop is in high condition
in the seed leaf States, averaging nearly
100, except in Winconsin. The shipping
and cutting district of the West make
unprecedented reports Of low condition
Tennessee 50, Kentucky 50, Ohio 55,
Indians So, Illinois 50, Missouri 60. IL
view of the heavy reduction in acreage
in fragments, the usual crop may be eX-
pected. An official investigation OF the
area now in progress will determine au-
thoritatively the breadth cultivated the
present year.
POTATOES.
There is great reduction since the
lst of July il the condition Of potatoes,
almost entirely the result Of drought.
There is no material decline on the
Atlantic OF Gulf coasts, but the iniury
is severe in The West. The loss during
the month as reported is fully 20 PEI
cent. Of the prospective crop.
FRUIT.
The fruit crop is very poor. There
will be few apples outside New England
and New York. There will be a partial
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